Georgy Prokopenko

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Georgy Prokopenko
File:Georgy Prokopenko 1966.jpg
Prokopenko in 1966
Personal information
Born(1937-02-21)21 February 1937
Kobeliaky, Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died5 May 2021(2021-05-05) (aged 84)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubDynamo Lviv[1]
Medal record
Representing the File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1962 Leipzig 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1966 Utrecht 200 m breaststroke

Georgy Yakovlevich Prokopenko (Russian: Георгий Яковлевич Прокопенко, Ukrainian: Георгій Якович Прокопенко; 21 February 1937 – 5 May 2021) was a Soviet swimmer who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[2] He won three European titles in these events in 1962 and 1966,[3] and set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke in 1964. Between 1962 and 1964 he also set eight European records in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke disciplines.[1]

Prokopenko was born on 21 February 1937 in Kobeliaky, Poltava Oblast, then part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union.[4] He died on 5 May 2021 at the age of 84.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Heorhiy Prokopenko Archived November 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Georgiy PROKOPENKO. les-sports.info
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  6. ^ Ross, Andy. "Passages: Olympic Silver Medalist Georgy Prokopenko Dies at Age 84." Swimming World Magazine, 7 May 2021. [1]
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The winning 4 × 100 m medley team at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships: Leonid Ilyichov, Viktor Mazanov, Valentin Kuzmin and Gennady Prokopenko
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